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Snow Disaster Hinders Tea Production In Chongqing

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A 76-year-old farmer plucks fresh tea leaves at the Ersheng Tea Garden in Banan District on March 14, 2008 in Chongqing Municipality, China. About 10 percent of tree plants have been frozen to death in the recent snow disaster, which caused about 30-50 percent reduction in the tea production and delayed sales in the worst-affected provinces by 20 to 30 days.

A 76-year-old farmer plucks fresh tea leaves at the Ersheng Tea Garden in Banan District on March 14, 2008 in Chongqing Municipality, China. About 10 percent of tree plants have been frozen to death in the recent snow disaster, which caused about 30-50 percent reduction in the tea production and delayed sales in the worst-affected provinces by 20 to 30 days.

Snow Disaster Hinders Tea Production In Chongqing

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A 76-year-old farmer blows the broken tea leaves away from the fresh at the Ersheng Tea Garden in Banan District on March 14, 2008 in Chongqing Municipality, China. About 10 percent of tree plants have been frozen to death in the recent snow disaster, which caused about 30-50 percent reduction in the tea production and delayed sales in the worst-affected provinces by 20 to 30 days.

A 76-year-old farmer blows the broken tea leaves away from the fresh at the Ersheng Tea Garden in Banan District on March 14, 2008 in Chongqing Municipality, China. About 10 percent of tree plants have been frozen to death in the recent snow disaster, which caused about 30-50 percent reduction in the tea production and delayed sales in the worst-affected provinces by 20 to 30 days.

Snow Disaster Hinders Tea Production In Chongqing

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Farmers queue to weigh fresh tea leaves at the Ersheng Tea Garden in Banan District on March 14, 2008 in Chongqing Municipality, China. About 10 percent of tree plants have been frozen to death in the recent snow disaster, which caused about 30-50 percent reduction in the tea production and delayed sales in the worst-affected provinces by 20 to 30 days.

Farmers queue to weigh fresh tea leaves at the Ersheng Tea Garden in Banan District on March 14, 2008 in Chongqing Municipality, China. About 10 percent of tree plants have been frozen to death in the recent snow disaster, which caused about 30-50 percent reduction in the tea production and delayed sales in the worst-affected provinces by 20 to 30 days.

Snow Disaster Hinders Tea Production In Chongqing

China Photos

Farmers queue to weigh fresh tea leaves at the Ersheng Tea Garden in Banan District on March 14, 2008 in Chongqing Municipality, China. About 10 percent of tree plants have been frozen to death in the recent snow disaster, which caused about 30-50 percent reduction in the tea production and delayed sales in the worst-affected provinces by 20 to 30 days.

Farmers queue to weigh fresh tea leaves at the Ersheng Tea Garden in Banan District on March 14, 2008 in Chongqing Municipality, China. About 10 percent of tree plants have been frozen to death in the recent snow disaster, which caused about 30-50 percent reduction in the tea production and delayed sales in the worst-affected provinces by 20 to 30 days.

Snow Disaster Hinders Tea Production In Chongqing

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Farmers pick fresh tea leaves at the Ersheng Tea Garden in Banan District on March 14, 2008 in Chongqing Municipality, China. About 10 percent of tree plants have been frozen to death in the recent snow disaster, which caused about 30-50 percent reduction in the tea production and delayed sales in the worst-affected provinces by 20 to 30 days.

Farmers pick fresh tea leaves at the Ersheng Tea Garden in Banan District on March 14, 2008 in Chongqing Municipality, China. About 10 percent of tree plants have been frozen to death in the recent snow disaster, which caused about 30-50 percent reduction in the tea production and delayed sales in the worst-affected provinces by 20 to 30 days.

Snow Disaster Hinders Tea Production In Chongqing

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A farmer displays fresh tea leaves of top-quality at the Ersheng Tea Garden in Banan District on March 14, 2008 in Chongqing Municipality, China. About 10 percent tree plants have been frozen to death in the recent snow disaster, which caused about 30-50 percent reduction in the tea production and delayed sales in the worst-affected provinces by 20 to 30 days.

A farmer displays fresh tea leaves of top-quality at the Ersheng Tea Garden in Banan District on March 14, 2008 in Chongqing Municipality, China. About 10 percent tree plants have been frozen to death in the recent snow disaster, which caused about 30-50 percent reduction in the tea production and delayed sales in the worst-affected provinces by 20 to 30 days.

Snow Disaster Hinders Tea Production In Chongqing

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Two senior citizens wash their feet in the dormitory after one day work at the Ersheng Tea Garden in Banan District on March 14, 2008 in Chongqing Municipality, China. About 10 percent tree plants have been frozen to death in the recent snow disaster, which caused about 30-50 percent reduction in the tea production and delayed sales in the worst-affected provinces by 20 to 30 days.

Two senior citizens wash their feet in the dormitory after one day work at the Ersheng Tea Garden in Banan District on March 14, 2008 in Chongqing Municipality, China. About 10 percent tree plants have been frozen to death in the recent snow disaster, which caused about 30-50 percent reduction in the tea production and delayed sales in the worst-affected provinces by 20 to 30 days.

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A 76-year-old farmer plucks fresh tea leaves at the Ersheng Tea... News PhotoAgriculture,Chongqing,Chongqing Municipality,Emergencies and Disasters,Farmer,Finance,Freshness,Human Interest,WeatherPhotographer China PhotosCollection: Getty Images News 2008 China PhotosCHONGQING, CHINA - MARCH 14: (CHINA OUT) A 76-year-old farmer plucks fresh tea leaves at the Ersheng Tea Garden in Banan District on March 14, 2008 in Chongqing Municipality, China. About 10 percent of tree plants have been frozen to death in the recent snow disaster, which caused about 30-50 percent reduction in the tea production and delayed sales in the worst-affected provinces by 20 to 30 days. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)